“You deserve more, you deserve more,” Natasha Jacobs sings on “If You Let It,” the lead single from her band Thelma’s forthcoming debut full-length, her voice waxing and waning dramatically with the swell of the music. She places similar accentuation on the title of the track, emphatic and powerful: “If you let it, if you let it/ If you let the noise disappear…” Jacobs writes in open-ended statements, each dangling thought providing a drive for the next, and every empty space serving as a breeding ground for fastidiously-constructed interlocking melodies. Thelma began as Jacobs’ solo project while studying composition at SUNY Purchase but has grown to include a full band and, on their self-titled album, the Brooklyn-based group blend theatrically spectral folk with subtle electronic progressions to dazzling effect, all centered around Jacobs’ elastic but sharp voice. “If You Let It” is gentle with a hard edge, and it’s difficult not to get swept up in the magic of it all. Listen via NPR below.